Get ready for the big switch-off

The end of Britain’s old analogue network in 2025 puts ‘mobilepreneurs’ in a strong position

IN 2025 , BT will switch off the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) – the old analogue service, which relies on copper wires and has been in use since 1876.

Nearly 30 million PSTN lines, along with ISDN lines, will become inert. So, businesses need to start thinking about alternatives right away.

Broadly, the two options are VoIP systems and mobile networks – and as we’ve established, conXhub has shrewdly built its services around the latter.

It’s thought that the number of ‘mobilepreneurs’ – small businesses that work purely on mobile devices – has risen by tens of thousands in the past few years.

The flexibility and cost benefits have made this way of working increasingly mainstream, as have the changes wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In addition to saving money in cashstrapped times, conXhub’s clients can operate on the move with ease. The ‘new normal’ of remote working is second nature to them.

What’s more, packing a reliable and sophisticated telephony system into one mobile phone is much better for the environment than VoIP hardware and separate work mobiles.

Value conXhub’s technology is a highly valuable piece of kit. At the same time, its prices are competitive, with multiple benefits wrapped up in one neat bundle.

Buying a VoIP system involves additional expenses such as broadband, cabling and routers. You’ll also need to know about structural insulated panel (SIP) extensions.

A mobile phone and SIM card are all you need to use conXhub’s extraordinary software. Effectively, its carbon footprint is zero. In the UK alone, 17.2 million mobile phone users have a second handset, and millions of desk phones are used every day. That’s a huge issue that conXhub is helping to tackle.

One of conXhub’s strengths is its simplicity. In fact, all you have to do is install it on your mobile.

VoIP suppliers compete on price but offer the same features and functions regardless, say their critics. The downside is that you, the client, can be locked into long-term contracts, receive feature sets you don’t need and be charged extra for those you do.

During the pandemic, when companies were forced into lockdown and had to forward switchboard numbers to employees’ mobiles, some telecoms firms were charging more than £120 per number to set up call-forwarding. conXhub provides this service free of charge.

Its technology has been designed to put even the most complex tools into the hands of every business, from neighbourhood tradesmen to multinational organisations.

The set-up includes all the traditional features of a private branch exchange (PBX) switchboard, such as welcome greetings, time-of-day routing, queues, music on hold, busy announcements and voicemail to email.

No contract, no tie-in, no risk conXhub is so confident in its products, it doesn’t use contracts or tie-ins. Customers simply pay from month to month and can cancel at any time.

You can port in phone numbers – that is, transfer them from another provider –and if you want to leave conXhub at any point, it won’t stop you porting them out.

Prior to porting your phone numbers, conXhub will configure your system and even supply interim numbers for you to use.

And if you’re dissatisfied for any reason, you can just pick up your old system where you left off. There’s nothing to install and no equipment to buy, so trying the service is risk-free.

For more details, visit: conXhub.com